Thom Allison is a

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'', September 29, 2000. He is best known for his regular recurring role as Pree in the television series ''

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'',S. E. Fleenor
"Killjoys' Pree is a gender-thwarting style icon"
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'', August 22, 2019. for which he won the

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for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series at the

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as the son of a

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father and a

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mother.

Education and career

Allison graduated from the acting program offered at Ryerson Theatre School . Beginning his career in the early 1990s, Allison eventually went on to act for film, television and theatre alike. Primarily a stage actor, he first attained prominence for his performance as Robin Turner in

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's 2000 stage adaptation of ''

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'', for which he received a

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nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Male in a Principal Role – Musical in 2001. He has also frequently appeared in productions at the

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and the

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, and in touring productions of ''

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'' and '' Priscilla, Queen of the Desert'', and appeared as drag queen Therese in the first episode of ''

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''. In 2003, Allison produced a solo CD ''A Whole Lotta Sunshine'' covering famous songs including "

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" and " Somewhere Over the Rainbow"''.'' In 2019, Allison and

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collaborated on ''Knishes 'n Grits'', a stage show in which they explored the links between

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and

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.Ruth Schweitzer and Kathryn Kates
"The links between African-American and Jewish music"
''

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'', May 17, 2019.

Filmography

Film

Television

Stage

Awards and nominations

Allison won the

for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Pree in the television series ''

.'' He was also the recipient of two

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Awards presented by the

Company. Over the course of his career, Allison was nominated for various Canadian Theatre Awards including three Dora awards, two Bettys, two Jessies, an Ovation, and a

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References

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